John Dixon (rugby league)
- John Dixon (rugby league)
John Dixon (born in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and current coach of the Welsh Celtic Crusaders club. He played for Toowoomba (including one game against a touring Great Britain Lions side in 1974) and also had spells in Dalby and Rockhampton.
Working as a teacher, Dixon took to coaching when he retired from playing, becoming coach of the Toowoomba Clydesdales and also working for 10 years at the Brisbane Broncos from 1995 in various coaching and development roles under Wayne Bennett. After that he moved to Wales and took on the coaching job at the Celtic Crusaders, who in 2008 won the opportunity to join the Super League competition from 2009. Also in 2008, Dixon was selected as coach of the Welsh national team.
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